Anchorage Borough

Anchorage Borough, Alaska

On the south-central coast of AK, at the head of Cook Inlet, 470 mi. south of Fairbanks. Founded 1914. Borough and city were consolidated as the municipality of Anchorage; includes Glen Alps and Girdwood. Name Origin: For Knik Anchorage, a settlement just offshore. This was named for a Tanaina village spelled Kinik and Kinnick 'fire'. Previously called Ship Creek and Woodrow.

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